Astoria journal, 1810-1813.

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Astoria journal, 1810-1813.

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A detailed daily account of events at Astoria. Begins with a list of the names and occupations of the company at their departure from New York on 6 Sept. 1810 and occasional entries of the most important events of the voyage around the Horn. Daily entries begin with their arrival at the mouth of the Columbia River on 22 March 1811. Each entry notes first the weather, personnel assignments and sick list, and progress of work in hand; then reports the day's events including visits of Indians, purchases of pelts and other transactions, hunting expeditions, arrivals and departures, news from outside, and actions of company management. The daily entries end on 24 Oct. 1813, a week after McDougall agreed to sell the post to the rival North West Company. There are three more entries, concluding with the arrival of the North West agents on 30 November.

4 items (416 p.) in case ; 39 cm.

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Campbell, Duncan McDougall

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McDougall, Duncan, -1818

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Managing partner of the Astoria Company, a trading post of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company at Astoria, Oregon. He later became a member of the North West Company, and died in Bas de la Riviere, Wisconsin, in 1818. From the description of Astoria journal, 1810-1813. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617051 ...

Campbell, William A., active 1894

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Brigadier general, United States Army; assistant chief of finance, 1951-1953. From the description of William Peyton Campbell papers, 1933-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871841 Biographical/Historical Note Brigadier general, United States Army; assistant chief of finance, 1951-1953. From the guide to the William Peyton Campbell papers, 1933-1981, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

North West Company

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Founded in 1779 in Montreal, the North West Company was in the fur-trading business in the Canadian (or British North American) North-West. In 1821, it merged with its main competitor, the Hudson's Bay Company. From the description of North West Company Papers [manuscript]. 1800-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225562908 ...

Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Viscount, 1907-1966

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American Fur Company

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Fur trading company in the American West. From the description of Papers, 1835-1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497429 Chartered by John Astor in 1808. Astor withdrew his interest in 1834 and in 1864 the company was sold to the North Western Fur Company. From the description of American Fur Company records, 1803-1849. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 56975212 No information is available on Livingstone, except as noted above. Franchere...

Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...